Entries by BBC News

Study aims to break brain injury link to depression

Half of those admitted to hospital with a brain injury report depression in the following year, research suggests.

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Diabetes patients offered artificial-pancreas tech

The rollout of new devices for thousands in England with type 1 diabetes is hailed as a landmark moment.

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Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu case

There has only been one other human case of avian flu in the US, and the risk to the public is low.

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Patients dying needlessly due to A&E delay – study

Hundreds could be dying unnecessarily due to long waits in A&E in England, according to NHS data analysis.

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Doctors told woman cancerous cyst was pregnancy

Emma Colledge from Durham is encouraging people to be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

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Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind

Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

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Aphantasia: Why I cannot see my children in my mind

Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

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Study links PMS with perinatal depression

Women with premenstrual disorders are much more likely to have birth-related depression, researchers say.

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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

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Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland?

MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.

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